# Leonard Cohen - Hardcover

by **Jeffrey Lewis** (Author)

**A man who shares his name with a famous singer must grapple with his identity, purpose, and love.  
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The Leonard Cohen at the center of _Leonard Cohen: A Novel_ is an everyman, a would-be artist, a would-be lover, a would-be tragic figure, yet a man haunted by the greatness of his namesake. He struggles to compete. He struggles to be more than a punchline in his own mind. He struggles, in particular, to write one song as great as the least of the great Leonard Cohen's songs.

At the center of Leonard's life is Daphne. In their meeting on a Greek island, a contemporary fable of Daphne and Apollo plays out. But even with Daphne, Leonard is shadowed by the _other_ Leonard Cohen, whom he fears is the real Apollo. The ancient myth haunts the fated lovers, and the _nobody_ Leonard Cohen's life becomes at once a mystery, a miracle, and a myth on its own terms.

Once upon a time, Apollo fell hard for Daphne, who turned herself into a laurel tree. No less a fate awaits the protagonists of this slender yet universal novel, where art, love, and fame all fatefully intertwine.

### Author Biography

**Jeffrey Lewis** has won numerous awards for his novels. He has received two Emmy Awards and has been nominated twelve times for his work as a television writer and producer, most notably for _Hill Street Blues_.

**Number of Pages:** 156

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** May 21, 2024

## Details

- **Price:** 22.95 USD
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